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Airbus announces departures of Enders and Bregier
December 15th 2017
At press time, the Airbus board of directors announced that the company’s CEO, Tom Enders (59), had decided against remaining at Airbus beyond his current contract and that Airbus Commercial Aircraft COO and president, Fabrice Bregier (56), would be succeeded by current CEO Helicopters, Guillaume Faury, (49), in February. Read More »
Enders said: “The privilege of serving this great company comes with a responsibility to support a smooth succession when the time is ripe. In 2019, I will have served all together 14 years at the helm of Airbus and EADS. It’s been a long and exciting journey but now is the time to initiate a leadership change. We need fresh minds in the 2020s.”
Bregier said: “After 25 years with the company, including five years as MBDA CEO, four years as CEO of Eurocopter and eleven years as COO, CEO or president of Airbus Commercial Aircraft, I feel the time is right to pursue other opportunities outside.”
“I understand Fabrice’s decision and his motives, and frankly, I would not have done differently. Many of the achievements this company can be proud of in the past decade were led by Fabrice and me, together. Airbus is deeply grateful for his outstanding contribution to the operational excellence and competitiveness of our business,” Enders said.
Airbus said it would seek both internal and external candidates to succeed Enders as CEO in a search that will be conducted over several months next year.
In November, Airbus Commercial Aircraft COO customers, John Leahy, announced his decision to retire from the Toulouse manufacturer. He will be succeeded by Rolls-Royce civil aerospace CEO, Eric Schulz, in January after a short transition period.
